VOTERS’ GUIDE : CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES--43RD DISTRICT

Occupation

Howard Greenebaum: Retired businessman

Daniel L. Muhe: Financial Planner

Ron Packard: Congressman

Birth Date

Greenebaum: 12/31/29

Muhe: 3/13/53

Packard: 1/19/31

Party Affiliation

Greenebaum: Democratic

Muhe: Libertarian

Packard: Republican

Previous Public Offices

Greenebaum: None

Muhe:

Packard: 43rd District Congressman, 1982-present; Carlsbad City Council, 1976-78; Mayor, 1978-82; Carlsbad School Dist. Bd., 1960-72

Do you believe a tax increase is necessary to reduce the deficit significantly?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No

Packard: No

If so, which taxes would you consider raising?

Gasoline

Greenebaum: No

Muhe:

Packard:

Cigarettes

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe:

Packard:

Liquor

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe:

Packard:

Corporate income

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe:

Packard:

Personal income

Greenebaum: Yes, on $200,000 and up.

Muhe:

Packard:

Do you support President Reagan’s appeal for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget? Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: Yes

Packard: Yes

Do you support President Reagan’s appeal for authority to sign spending bills while vetoing particular line items?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: Yes

Packard: Yes

Do you think the so-called Star Wars defense program could achieve the President’s stated goal of making the country secure against Soviet missiles?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: No. Evidence inconclusive at this time.

Packard: Yes

In general, are you inclined to give the President about what he thinks is needed for “Star Wars” research?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: No

Packard: Yes

Would you exchange SDI for deep cuts of 50% in long-range offensive weapons?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: Yes

Packard: Yes

Would you reduce U.S. defense spending?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: Yes

Packard: Yes

If so, by how much?

Greenebaum: 6.5% per year

Muhe: 50%

Packard: A very modest decrease

Which programs?

Greenebaum: NATO; SDI and other weapons programs that aren’t essential

Muhe: NATO; foreign aid and entanglements.

Packard:

Would you have voted to approve the INF (intermediate-range nuclear forces) treaty?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No

Packard: Yes

Would you vote for continued aid to the Nicaraguan contras? Why?

Greenebaum: No. Unlike Afghan rebels, contras aren’t really freedom fighters.

Muhe: No. U.S. government should not be involved in foreign disputes.

Packard: Yes. Contras are best hope for a democratic government in Nicaragua.

Do you favor the deployment of U.S. troops to Honduras?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: No

Packard: Yes

Is there any circumstance under which you would vote oil drilling off the coast of Orange County?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: Yes

Packard: No

If so, what are those circumstances?

Greenebaum:

Muhe: National or economic emergency.

Packard:

Do you support Secretary of State Shultz’s proposed Middle East peace plan calling for Arab-Israeli negotiations to work out Palestinian autonomy on the West Bank?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: Yes, however, we should keep our involvement to a minimum.

Packard: Yes

Do you favor a presidential pardon for Lt. Col. Oliver L. North?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: No

Packard: Yes

What about Rear Admiral John M. Poindexter?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: No

Packard: Yes

Do you favor opening up large portions of California’s coastline to oil exploration?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: Yes, as long as oil firms pay for any damage.

Packard: No

Do you support federal funding for abortions for the poor thru Medi-Cal?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No

Packard: No

Do you favor or oppose the Supreme Court’s ruling that, except in limited circumstances, states may not forbid women from obtaining abortions?

Greenebaum: Favor

Muhe: Favor

Packard: Oppose

Would you favor a half-cent sales tax in Orange County for transportation?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: No

Packard: Yes

Do you support the slow growth initiative that will go before voters in Orange County on June 7?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No

Packard: No

Do you support joint military-civilian use of El Toro Marine Corps Air Station?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: Yes

Packard: No

Do you favor funding and construction of the Santa Ana River Project?

Greenebaum: No position.

Muhe: No position

Packard: Yes

Did you, or would you have, voted for the recent civil rights legislation that restored broad anti-discrimination protections limited by the U.S. Supreme Court four years ago? (President Reagan’s veto of this legislation was overridden. The legislation broadens provisions that prohibit institutions that receive federal aid from discriminating against women, minorities, the elderly and the disabled.)

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No

Packard: No

Should the government require private companies with which it has contracts to use affirmative action in hiring and promoting women and members of minorities in the work force?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No

Packard: No

Do you believe that local public school officials should be allowed to mandate spoken prayers to be recited by students in classrooms?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: No

Packard: No

Do you favor federally financed day care as an incentive for poor people to find work?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No

Packard: No

Should the federal government help pay for long-term care for the elderly?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No

Packard: No

Do you favor mandatory AIDS testing?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: No

Packard: No

If so, for what groups?

Greenebaum:

Muhe:

Packard:

Do you believe that persons who test positive for AIDS should be allowed to teach school?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: Yes

Packard: Yes

If no, from what other jobs would your ban people with AIDS?

Greenebaum:

Muhe:

Packard:

Would you vote for additional allocations for AIDS research?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No

Packard: Yes

Should the President put more pressure on the South African government to abandon its policy of apartheid?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: No. It’s not our business.

Packard: No

If so, what kind of action should he take?

Greenebaum: Organize more powerful international sanctions.

Muhe:

Packard:

In the past 14 years, the number of political action committees has increased sevenfold and contributions to candidates have skyrocketed. Critics believe this has made officeholders unduly beholden to special-interest groups. Are you in favor of additional limits on the amount of money Congressional candidates may receive from PACs?

Greenebaum: Yes

Muhe: Yes

Packard: No

Would you support an immigration bill that would encourage more Europeans to immigrate to the United States?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: Yes. Supports open borders.

Packard: No

Do you favor imposing automatic penalty tariffs on other countries that amass huge trade surpluses with the United States?

Greenebaum: No. Would rather see quotas.

Muhe: No

Packard: No

Would you support federal tax credits for private schools?

Greenebaum: No

Muhe: Yes

Packard: No